Pune, May 25 (PTI) A 43-year-old Nigeria national hasbeen arrested from New Delhi for allegedly cheating aPune-based woman of over Rs 16 lakh in online lottery fraud,police said today.

The accused, identified as Igwe Festus Abraham, hasbeen remanded in police custody till May 31, they said.

The investigation was initiated by the Cyber cell ofPune Police after a woman registered a complaint of losing Rs16.18 lakh to cheaters in January this year, DeputyCommissioner of Police (Cyber and Economic offence Wing)Deepak Sakore said.

"The woman had received a mail in September 2015,informing her that she has won a lottery worth 500,000 GBP (Rs4.92 crore). She provided her bank and other details as askedin the mail," the DCP said.

"The accused then called up the woman and asked her todeposit money from time to time under the pretext of varioustaxes and fees," Sakore said.

The accused met her at a hotel in Pune and gave a bag,telling her that it contained US dollars and even took outfour notes from the bundle. He applied some chemical on thenotes to show its genuineness.

"He told her that since the chemical was over, he willhave to procure it from the UK, so that remaining notescan be analysed. He then left by handing over the suitcase tothe woman," Sakore said.

The woman took the notes to the foreign exchange,where she came to know that the suitcase contained plainpapers, the officer said, adding, "After realising that shehas been duped, the woman lodged a police complaint.""We successfully tracked the accused and arrested himin New Delhi," said Sunil Pawar, an Inspector with Cyber cell.

During investigation, police came to know that theaccused has duped around 100 people across the country and gotRs 3 crore deposited to his various bank accounts. PTI SPK NPNSDBAS

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